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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Conservatives seize power from Tsipras in Greek election

Results deal second election blow to Tsipras' radical left after EU vote.


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Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably won a parliamentary election Sunday as voters rejected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous four ...


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PM-elect Mitsotakis vows to make GREECE 'proud' after vote triumph

GREECE'S opposition party New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis greets supporters as he leaves a polling station after casting his vote during ...


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Is it the end of populism in GREECE?

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras led his left-wing Syriza party to power in 2015, with promises that offered much hope to the Greek people. But fixing a ...


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GREECE to emerge 'proudly' from 'painful' era: new PM Mitsotakis

GREECE'S newly elected Prime Minister and leader of conservative New Democracy party Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaks to the press outside the party's ...


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Greek prime minister-elect: 'It's an important victory for Europe, not just for Greece'

Official results showed Mitsotakis's New Democracy party leading with 39.6% over Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party, with 69% of the vote counted. The early results also suggested that the far-right Golden ...


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The Greek People Have Spoken, ND Leader Mitsotakis Says (Vid)

ATHENS – “The sovereign Greek people spoke,” Prime Minister-elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday evening, in his first statements after the elections. “I am taking […] The post The Greek People Have Spoken, ND Leader Mitsotakis Says (Vid) appeared first on The National Herald.


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Conservatives win Greek election with promise to revive economy, unseating leftist Syriza

[Preview] Conservatives are returning to power in Greece after crushing the leftist ruling party, which failed in its pledge to fight austerity. Now New Democracy offers more jobs and less taxes for austerity-weary Greeks. Read Full Article at RT.com


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Exit polls suggest Syriza on course to lose GREEK elections

Exit polls in today's snap parliamentary election in Greece suggest that the conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a majority of ...


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GREEK securities are set to attract more attention

Jens Peter Sorensen, chief analyst at Danske Bank, tells Kathimerini his company is long on GREEK bonds as in the rest of the euro periphery. He adds ...


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Greek PM concedes election to opposition conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded his country's parliamentary election and said he phoned conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on his victory.


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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concedes defeat after landslide election win by New Democracy opposition

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras conceded defeat on Sunday after a partial vote count showed the opposition conservatives comfortably winning the first parliamentary election since the country emerged from its international bailouts.The New Democracy party of Kyriakos Mitsotakis had 39.7 per cent of the vote compared to Tsipras’ Syriza party with 31.5 per cent after nearly 60 per cent of ballots were tallied.The result was a stinging blow to Tsipras, who insisted he could overturn a sizeable…


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Greek Elections: Prime Minister Loses Re-Election to Center Right

ATHENS — Greek voters turned out their leftist prime minister in elections that came after a decade of grueling economic austerity, casting their lot with a resurgent center-right New Democracy party. ...


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PM Tspiras concedes defeat to conservatives in GREECE'S election

A combined exit survey by GREECE'S main TV stations showed New Democracy leading Tsipras's Syriza party by an average of 40% to 28.5%.


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GREECE'S Conservative Party On Course for Landslide Victory

Greeks voted on Sunday to turn an page in country's politics by ousting leftist PM Alexis Tsipras and voting overwhelmingly for the conservative ...


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Greek Elections: Prime Minister Concedes Defeat as Center Right Surges

Voters appears to have pushed out Alexis Tsipras, a former firebrand leftist, after years of austerity.


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Greek elections: Landslide for New Democracy party signals end of left-wing populism

Athens, Greece (CNN)With 10% of the vote counted, the center-right New Democracy party looks set to win the first national elections since Greece exited a bailout regime a year ago, signaling a ...


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Greek PM Says Respects Outcome of Vote

ATHENS — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he respected the will of the Greek people who voted conservative New Democracy to power in national elections on Sunday. "Today, with our head held high we ...


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The Latest: Greece's left-wing leader concedes election

9:35 p.m.. GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded his country's parliamentary election and said he phoned conservative opposition leader ...


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GREEK conservatives oust Tsipras in election landslide

ATHENS: GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat on Sunday (Jul 7) in a general election won handily by the conservative New ...


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Left-wing GREEK prime minister concedes defeat to conservative leader, party official says

A man sits on a bench behind a pre-election poster of GREEK Prime Minister and left-wing Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras, in Athens, Saturday, July 6 ...


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GREEK PM calls Mitsotakis to congratulate him

GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on his victory in general elections on Sunday, ...


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Greek conservatives take charge in early election results

Greece's opposition conservatives were on track to return to power by a landslide on Sunday, early results showed, unseating incumbent leftists blamed for foisting a bailout on the country which critics say was unnecessary.


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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concedes election, says he called conservative opposition leader to congratulate him

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concedes election, says he called conservative opposition leader to congratulate him. ...


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GREECE'S Prime Minister Concedes Election Defeat, Government Official Says

Initial results showed that Mr. Tsipras's Syriza party, which has ruled GREECE for the past four years, had suffered a major defeat at the hands of New ...


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Tsipras concedes defeat to New Democracy party in GREECE election

Tsipras concedes defeat to New Democracy party in GREECE election .... GREECE sank into a deep financial crisis in 2010 and emerged from the bailout ...


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Greek Opposition Leader Mitsotakis Seals Sweeping Election Win

(Bloomberg) -- Greece’s center-right New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is likely to succeed Alexis Tsipras as prime minister, preliminary results showed, giving the former banker a ...


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Greek Prime Minister calls Mitsotakis to congratulate him-official

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on his victory in general elections on Sunday, an official of Mitsotakis party ...


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Exit polls show Greek conservatives on track for decisive win

Greece’s opposition conservatives were on track to return to power by a landslide on Sunday, exit polls suggested, unseating incumbent leftists blamed for pushing the crisis-hit country further into debt.


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Greek Election: Projected Victory for ND, Six Parties in Parliament

ATHENS – Official election projections in Greece show the opposition New Democracy party winning 39.8% of the vote compared to the governing Syriza party’s 31.6%. […] The post Greek Election: Projected Victory for ND, Six Parties in Parliament appeared first on The National Herald.


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ND’s First Reaction to Exit Polls: “A Historic Victory if Confirmed … Greece Entering a New Era”

New Democracy sources on Sunday evening commented on the first exit poll results at 80 pct, which show a clear lead for ND in the […] The post ND’s First Reaction to Exit Polls: “A Historic Victory if Confirmed … Greece Entering a New Era” appeared first on The National Herald.


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The Latest: Vote projections show new party governing Greece

Official election projections in Greece show the opposition New Democracy party winning 39.8% of the vote compared to the governing Syriza party's 31.6%. The projections from Sunday's election also ...


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The Latest: GREEK minister says governing party lost vote

GREEK Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos says the conservative opposition New Democracy party won a general election. Tsakalotos spoke after exit ...


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Exit polls give conservative opposition leader GREEK election win

Although praised by Western allies, the deal angered many GREEKS, who consider use of the term harbours expansionist aims on the GREEK province ...


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Polls show GREEK conservatives to win vote

Exit polls have shown a "clear victory" for opposition party New Democracy in GREEK general elections, a senior official for the ruling leftist Syriza party ...


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GREEK conservatives on track for landslide win: Exit polls

New arrivals fighting to secure representation are GREEK Solution, a nationalist party formed by TV salesman Kyriakos Velopoulos, and MeRA25, ...


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Conservatives beat leftist Tsipras in GREEK vote: Exit polls

ATHENS: Exit polls show Conservatives are gaining a upper hand after GREEKS cast their ballots on Sunday in the country's first national election of the ...


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Greek conservatives lead in snap election: ministry projection

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greek opposition conservatives New Democracy led in snap elections, according to a projection from the Greek interior ministry. New Democracy had 39.8% of the vote while Prime ...


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American scientist missing in Greece

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have launched a search for a missing American scientist who had been attending a conference there this week. Suzanne Eaton, a 59-year-old molecular biologist ...


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Center right tipped to seize power from Greece’s Tsipras: exit poll

ATHENS — Greece’s main center-right opposition party is on track to win the national election and seize power from the radical-left Syriza party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, according to an exit ...


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Greek finance minister says election has resulted in a “big win” for the conservative opposition New Democracy party

ATHENS, Greece — Greek finance minister says election has resulted in a “big win” for the conservative opposition New Democracy party. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This ...


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GREECE'S Opposition New Democracy Leads in First Exit Poll

GREECE'S center-right New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is likely to succeed Alexis Tsipras as prime minister, according to the first exit ...


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Greece’s centre-right on course for snap election victory

The traditional centre-right party is set to regain power in Greece after a sweeping general election victory, raising hopes of a return to growth and stability in a country rocked by years of ...


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GREEK conservatives set for landslide election win as country rejects austerity

GREEKS turned instead to the scion of one of the country's most powerful political families. Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to form a new government ...


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The Latest: Ballot box stolen in Athens after polls close

7:35 Police say a ballot box was stolen from a polling station in central Athens moments after voting ended in Greece's parliamentary election


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Greek conservatives to win national election

ATHENS, July 7 (Reuters) - Greece’s conservatives are poised to win a national election on Sunday, based on a joint exit poll. (Reporting by Athens Bureau) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust ...


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Greece set to elect a conservative government: exit poll

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to be named the winner of Greek general election, according to exit polls. (AP) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the vote three months ...


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Opposition New Democracy party leading Greek parliamentary elections

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ Coalition of the Radical Left, known by the abbreviation Syriza, is scoring 26.5-30.5% of votes


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Conservatives on Path to Victory in GREECE, Election Polls Show

ATHENS—GREECE is set to elect a conservative government on a promise to cut taxes and spur economic growth, according to a first exit poll, ejecting ...


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GREECE election: Conservative New Democracy party set to win absolute majority in parliament, exit ...

By contrast, Mr Tsipras, who clashed with the country's official lenders and brought GREECE to the brink of a euro exit in his fight to undo austerity, had ...


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